Do You Like Yourself?

I like myself ok. I'm not perfect or great, but I'm a decent guy.

It's when I think of myself through others' eyes that I dislike myself.

No. I dislike all people, including myself

Sorry another N.G.E. reference beckons! Theres this scene when the Avoidant, Shinji, is psycho analysing himself and he realises there is the self in his mind and the "self" which exists in the minds of others this self which exists in the minds of others is what concerns him. He first believes he is only afraid being hate than he admits that he is just afraid of being hurt.
Yeah I'm a big Neon Genesis Evangelion fan.

You'll have to ignore the bad grammer on the second scene. I think its uploaded from a pirate dvd as the proper Eva DVDs have pretty accurate sub-titles.

Psycho-Analysis of Shinji

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=zS8pSxyrKBE

Oh what the hell heres the scene where Asuka has a breakdown. What she says is so typical of something I would say.

Asuka Narcissism broken

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=A7zhuVKf1 ... re=related

Thanks for posting those. I watched some more of N.G.E. on youtube. I didn't know anime could be deep in any way (I watched some stupid anime on German MTV years ago and decided it's nothing for me). But this seems to be great. Too bad I can't watch dvd on my laptop.

but i love myself. im my own best friend. but i think that other people dont like me still. like they dont understand me, but i love myself. i feel like i love the way i look, act, etc, but they probably dont. anyone else feel like this?

I'm not sure.

On the plus side:

I'm confident in my physical abilities (I enjoy working out, and even though I don't play sports anymore, I still have the athleticism).

I like my eclectic taste in many things.

I like how I don't really feel the need to be dependent on others.

I like how when I have a problem, I generally act quickly to fix it.

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On the down side:

I think I'm sub-par in terms of physical looks...and I can say that because of this, I lack confidence. And because of that, I can get angry with myself and try to avoid interactions with people.

I can over-think and over-analyze.

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So maybe I like many aspects of my personality, but don't like how I look physically. Even though I'm working out right now, I'm not sure that alone will help my self-image.

Most Anime is crap. However N.G.E. is one of the few honurable exceptions. You can watch every episode, as well as the alternative ending The end of Evangelion here( The picture quality is excellent and its in its Japanese with English subs.)

http://www.animecrazy.net/

Most of the characters have a P.D.

Shinji; Avoidant

Asuka;Narcissist

Rei;Schizoid

Misato;Dependent

I think you will enjoy this once you get into it. The last episode of the series takes place within the characters sub-conscious as they try to overcome their issues. The alternative ending, The end of Evagelion, has an extreme ending. Especially the last thirty minutes.

Thanks so much. I'm afraid I'm watching it too quickly so it will be over soon. But I really like it. Is it only 26 episodes?

Amazingly over the past two years I have actually started to like much about myself. I have above average intelligence; I have a twisted sense of humor and am not afraid to use it; I am creative and a damn good writer; and I look and feel 20 years younger than I am. Must be the anti-depressants.

Unfortunately these good feelings about myself developed way too late to bring about any significant change in my self-imposed social isolation. I don't really know if I don't call and ask people to do things with me because they don't call and ask me first or if the reverse is true. Bottom line is that it doesn't matter because I can't even imagine anyone, especially a woman, wanting to spend any time with me unless they have to.

It's really a weird combination -- to be positive about myself and yet realize that a satisfying close relationship or friendship with anyone has no reality for me.

Well, one of my internal catchphrases is "I hate myself. I hate myself and want to die", just like that godawful Nirvana song. I don't really want to die, but the hate myself part is pretty accurate.

It turns out that this mantra is kinda like an automatic response to a perceived bad feeling. A thought, a regret, a slight, a mistake, and they usually come suddenly and unannounced. Maybe I'm too ######6 sensitive. I can't understand this at all.

I like some stuff that I think I do well. But it all goes to $#%^ because basically I don't belong. I don't have energy, motivation or the ability to feel good. Social interaction, forget it. It's uninteresting, frustrating and energy-taxing if you feel bad all the time. I guess I could say the same about life in general.

If this changes, then maybe I'll be able to NOT hate myself.

I hate myself I seriously just want to die but I'm too afraid to do anything.

No.